New Mod: Larger Map

[Psientist]

This is a single file mod. It will increase the map size of each of your "small", "medium" and "large" maps proportionally. To install:

1. Look inside the "gamedata" folder of the mod you want to change.
2. Make a copy of any existing "distribution.ini" file there.
3. Copy the "distribution.ini" mod file into the "gamedata" folder.
4. Play.


The new "large" map will have 64 stars, 5 events, 6 enemy races, 20 fleets, and 40 years to completion. It won't change any other aspects of the mods however.

Be warned - the "large" map might punish your processor, so make sure you don't have any other applications running and you have a fast machine.

I've tested it with the Battlestar, SuperPirate, and Star Destroyer mods and it worked fine - but it caused the "Added Content" mod to crash.

To uninstall, just delete the "distribution.ini" file that you copied, and the mod in question will go back to using the default.

[Aeryn]

Thanks, always fun with some more space to explore! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

I figured out what caused the crash in "Added Content"; line 114:

<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>DIFF <font color="red">3</font></pre><hr />

Change that back to <font color="red">2</font> and it works fine, whatever it is it does, that diff number. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Mafaa]

Oh, i got really excited for a moment because i thought pscientist was back, but, alas, he is not the posting is a year old.

[Aeryn]

Sorry, just wanted to mention it if someone still was trying it. Didn't mean to make you all happy and then sad. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Lord_Vader]

Heh. I got all excited too.